Sec. 20-477. Training courses.
Sec. 20-477. Training courses. (a) On and after July 1, 1994, all training courses
and refresher training courses offered by training providers for persons seeking instruction as a lead consultant, including inspector or planner-project designer, lead abatement
supervisor and lead abatement worker, shall be approved by the department and shall
be conducted in accordance with the requirements of this section. Each application for
approval of each training course offered by a training provider shall be accompanied
by a fee of one thousand dollars. Each application for approval of each refresher training
course offered by a training provider shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty
dollars. Each training course shall be reapproved by the department every three years.
Each training provider shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars for application for reapproval of each training course in accordance with this section. Each refresher training
course shall be reapproved by the department every three years. Each refresher training
provider shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars for application for reapproval of
each refresher training course in accordance with this section. No fee shall be imposed
upon training courses or refresher training courses operated and provided by the state,
municipalities or nonprofit agencies. In order to facilitate uniformity among states in
regulatory programs for lead abatement and lead consultant personnel and reciprocity
of licensure and certification programs, the commissioner may establish liaisons with
other states having state certification or licensure programs.
(b) (1) A training provider seeking approval of a training course or a refresher
training course shall submit to the department completed application forms provided
by the department and other associated material and such information as the department
shall require to establish compliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) A training provider may offer any training course or refresher training course
as desired, provided each course is approved by the department. Only training providers
who have already received approval for a training course in a particular discipline, or
are concurrently seeking such approval, may seek approval for a refresher training course
in that discipline.
(3) Training course curricula shall encompass topics and materials as established
by the commissioner. These curricula shall conform to standards or guidance for such
course as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or such other
federal agencies as may have jurisdiction.
(4) Training courses and refresher training courses shall utilize staff and faculty who
comply with educational and experience standards as established by the commissioner.
These standards shall conform to standards or guidance for such personnel qualifications
as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or such other federal
agencies as may have jurisdiction.
(c) Refresher training courses for each training course shall include the following:
(1) An overview of key safety practices; (2) an update on new federal, state and local
laws and regulations; and (3) an update on new technologies. Each refresher course
shall consist of a minimum of seven training hours.
(d) Each training provider shall administer a closed book objective examination at
the completion of each training or refresher training course. Such examination shall
be an evaluation of the knowledge and skills acquired by each student. The course
examination shall cover the course curriculum taught in each course. Training providers
shall establish a passing standard for each course examination, provided such standard
shall not be lower than seventy per cent correct.
(e) The department may conduct an audit of any training course or refresher training
course prior to reapproval. The training provider shall submit an application for reapproval not earlier than one hundred eighty days nor later than ninety days before the
current course approval expires. In the event an audit is performed, the following elements may be examined: (1) Course materials; (2) instructor competency; (3) validity
and security of the course examination; (4) the conduct of hands-on skills assessments;
(5) adequacy of the facility and equipment; and (6) the training course quality control
plan.
(f) Each training provider shall retain the following information: (1) Records of
staff and faculty qualifications; (2) curriculum and course materials; (3) course examination or pool of examination questions; (4) information on how hands-on skills assessments were conducted; and (5) student files grouped alphabetically by class and year.
Each student file shall contain results of the hands-on skills assessment and the examination and copies of any course completion certificate issued. The training provider shall
retain these records at the location specified on the training provider's approved application for a minimum of three years.
(g) The department may, after opportunity for hearing, suspend, revoke or withdraw
approval of a training or refresher training course upon a finding that a training course
provider has committed any of the following acts: (1) Misrepresentation or concealment
of a material fact in the obtaining of approval or reapproval of a training or a refresher
training course; (2) failure to submit required information or notifications in a timely
manner; (3) failure to maintain requisite records; (4) falsification of records, instructor
qualifications or other approval information; (5) failure to adhere to the training standards and requirements of this section; (6) failure on the part of the training manager
or other person with supervisory authority over the delivery of training to comply with
federal, state or local lead statutes or regulations; or (7) fraudulent issuance of a course
completion document to a person who has failed to successfully complete the course
or course examination. Notice of any contemplated action under this subsection, the
cause of action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity
for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The commissioner
may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce any order
or action taken pursuant to this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not
apply to applications for approval or reapproval filed pursuant to this section.
(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54, requiring that applicants successfully complete an examination prescribed
by the department, for certification in the following professions: Lead consultant, lead
abatement supervisor and lead abatement worker.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-220, S. 5, 12; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized
substitution of "judicial district of Hartford" for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" in the public and special acts
of the 1994 regular and special sessions, effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.